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(14 St 182; mains US$1.50-2.50; 6am-9pm)
Long-running Capitol, under the cheap guest-
house of the same name, is popular for a reason - namely really cheap food and a good se-
lection of both Western and Khmer favourites. Breakfasts are an especially good deal.
K'nyay
VEGAN
$$
( 011454282; 43 St 95; mains US$4-7; noon-10pm Tue-Fri, 8am-10pm Sat-Sun, closed Mon;
)
A handsome restaurant upstairs at The Terraces boutique hotel, K'nyay complements its
meat-infused traditional Cambodian fare with a vegan menu, and also prepares vegan
lunch boxes for daytrippers. Try the tasty banana or pumpkin curry (ask them to spice it
up). Or drop by for an original health shake after visiting sweltering the Tuol Sleng Mu-
seum nearby.
Russian Market Area
There is nothing better than an iced coffee or fresh fruit shake after surviving the scrum
that is the Russian Market. In the market's central food stall area, look out for the charis-
'best iced coffee in Phnom Penh' has been living up to its name for some 35 years. Other
stalls sell fried noodles and
banh chav
(meat or seafood and veggies wrapped inside a thin
egg pancake and lettuce leaf) for US$1.
The streets emanating east and south from Russian Market are home to several stand-
out lunch spots, some so successful that they are now open for dinner.
Sesame Noodle Bar
(
www.sesamenoodlebar.com
;
9 St 460; mains US$3.75-4.50; 11.30am-2.30pm & 5-9.30pm)
A
Japanese-American duo is behind Russian Market's trendiest lunch spot. Didn't know you
liked cold noodles? We didn't either. They arrive in vegetarian or egg varieties and come
heaped with an egg and carmelised pork or grilled tofu. Delicious.
NOODLES
$
Alma Cucina Mexicana
MEXICAN
$
